{"id":215834,"date":"2026-04-02T09:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/215834\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:57:11","slug":"st-pete-man-arrested-after-scamming-victims-out-of-20k-sppd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/215834\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete man arrested after scamming victims out of $20K: SPPD"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. \u2014 A St. Petersburg man was arrested on Tuesday after he scammed victims out of more than $20,000 from their bank accounts, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Akbar Vann, 37, was charged with scheme to defraud ($20,000-$50,000) by the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD).<\/p>\n

According to a Pinellas County arresting affidavit, in July of 2025, two Suncoast Credit Union customers fell victim to a scam where a person called them claiming to be from the bank\u2019s fraud department.<\/p>\n

They were told that their accounts had been compromised and they had to provide their online banking information to correct the problem, the report stated.<\/p>\n

After giving their bank information, a total of $21,601 was transferred out of their accounts and into Vann\u2019s Suncoast bank account, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n

Vann then spent those funds through cash withdrawals and sale transactions from his account in St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park, officials said.<\/p>\n

Vann\u2019s fraudulent activity was marked through bank records, Suncoast fraud reports and video surveillance.<\/p>\n

He was booked into the Pinellas County Jail.<\/p>\n

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Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) announced it arrested the suspect involved in the murder of a 56-year-old Bartow man found in a “pool of blood.”<\/p>\n

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